Ericson Yachts 38
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1979–1987
A Bruce King-designed masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Designed by Bruce King.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
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The Ericson Yachts 38, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Christian Williams
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2928 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.
Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Ericson Yachts 38 on video
The record
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